ED arrests Raghav Magunta in Delhi excise policy scam
New Delhi, February 11: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested the son of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party's (YSRCP) MP, Magunta Raghava Reddy, in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam.
ED confirmed the arrest of Magunta Raghava Reddy who is the son of Andhra Pradesh MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy for his alleged role in the formulation of the excise policy and in kickbacks.
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Earlier, CBI also questioned Raghav Reddy on liquor cartel paid bribes to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government functionaries in Delhi through a middleman.
It was alleged that the Magunta family was running one of the liquor cartels in Delhi and has been in the liquor business for the last several years.
According to the ED sources, Raghava Reddy will be produced in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court by noon.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday sent Businessman Gautam Malhotra, son of former Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Deep Malhotra, and Telangana CM's daughter K Kavitha's auditor to ED, CBI remand respectively in the Delhi excise policy case.
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Apart from Magunta Raghav Reddy, a total of seven persons have been arrested by the ED in this case till now. The agency filed its chargesheet last year before a court in the national capital in the said case naming liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru as one of the accused.
The agency said it has so far undertaken nearly 200 search operations in this case after filing FIR after taking cognisance of a CBI case which was registered on the recommendation of the Delhi lieutenant governor.
Earlier, on Friday, the federal agency arrested the owner of Chariot Production Media Pvt Ltd, Rajesh Joshi, who was later sent to the ED's custody till Monday by the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi.
Meanwhile, other accused named in the case are Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the then Excise Commissioner Arva Gopi Krishna, Deputy Commissioner Anand Tiwari and Assistant Commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar.
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Manoj Rai, a former employee of Pernod Ricard; Amandeep Dhal, director of Brindco Sales; authorised signatories of Mahadev Liquors Sunny Marwah, Arun Ramchandra Pillai and Arjun Pandey are some more accused in the case.
- ANI
